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Short: Extended control to intuition windows (V1.9.30)
Type: util/misc
Uploader: swaz@iconz.co.nz (David Swasbrook)
Author: swaz@iconz.co.nz (David Swasbrook)
TITLE
Window Daemon - Control Intuition Windows and Screens
VERSION
Distribution version 1.9
AUTHORS
David Swasbrook
E-mail address: swaz@iconz.co.nz
DESCRIPTION
Window Daemon gives extended control to intuition windows
and screens through HotKeys and Arexx. In addition there
is better workbench drawer manipulation, you can close
the current drawer window when opening another drawer,
and when closing a drawer can open its parent
automatically. Using a hotkey you can manage the task
priority owning the current window and even suspend the
task. Also the active window can be brought to the front
or pushed to the back by simply holding down both mouse
buttons.
FEATURES
1. Arexx, Commodities and Locale Support.
2. HotKey and Arexx support to manipulate the currently active
window and screen. Standard window controls are avalable
such as Zip, Close, Size, ToFront, ToBack, NextScreen, etc...
Also can suspend tasks and modify priorities.
3. Able to close the parent window of a drawer when opened on
"Workbench" if QUAALIFIER is held down. (Only available under
kickstart V39 or higher)
4. Can open parent window of a "Workbench" drawer when the
drawer closed if QUALIFIER is held down.
5. Closes all "Workbench" drawers when a drawer is closed if
either of the ALT keys are held down.
6. Specialized options to forcefully close windows and screens,
and also to remove tasks that own the active window.
7. Font sensitive interface.
8. DEL key can be used to DELETE icons on workbench.
9. HELP key can be used to get INFO on icons on wrkbench.
10. Screen/Window selection requestor
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
OS release 2.04 or newer is required.
"matrix.library" version 23.1916 required. (included in archive)
Hypertext compatable document. (ie. MultiView/AmigaGuide)
Commodore installer.
Distribution is archived with lha so program to
un-archive them is needed.
UPDATE
This archive is an update of the WindowDaemon18.lha archive.
New features:
* Configuration is now saved in ENV: so there is
no need for all the tool types now.
* Minor bug in DEL/HELP code fixed.
* The qualifier for workbench window manipulation
for drawer open/close can be selected from
Control, Shift or MiddleMouseButton.
* Screen/Window selection requestor by pressing
the right mouse button in the top right hand
corner of a screen.